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European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters
August 22 - 26, 2012

(5) Valentin Dimov/Neven Neshev, Bulgaria

Valentin Dimov
Bulgaria

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 4, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Karozuali

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (CEV Varna 2012)

Career Winnings:

US$2,964.53

Neven Neshev
Bulgaria

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 2, 1981 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lukovit

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (CEV C&S Varna 2010)

Career CEV Best:

3rd (Varna 2012)

Career Winnings:

US$9,366.20

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
CEV	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	US$3,754.20
CEV C&S	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	US$1,451.59
Overall	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	US$5,205.79

Previous Varna Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
CEV C&S 2009	Did not play	Nikolay Kolev - 9th
CEV C&S 2010	Teodor Marinov - Country Quota	Konstantin Mitev - 2nd
CEV C&S 2011	Neven Neshev - 7th	Valentin Dimov - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	7/4-8/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Novi Sad Masters	Q3	25th	60	€ 0.00
CEV C&S	6/13-17/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag	12	9th	40	€ 237.50
CEV C&S	5/23-27/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Baden	Q3	17th	20	€ 0.00

2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/24/2012	Winner 1	Oivind Hordvik / Morten Kvamsdal, Norway (12, Q6)	Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-11	1:01
Fri, 8/24/2012	Winner 2	Jan Hadrava / Robert Kufa, Czech Republic (4)	Won 14-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:45
Sat, 8/25/2012	Winner 3	Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (1)	Lost 13-21, 16-21	0:37
Sat, 8/25/2012	Contender 4	Miroslav Gradinarov / Konstantin Mitev, Bulgaria (16)	Won 21-10, 24-22	0:40
Sun, 8/26/2012	Semi-Finals	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (2)	Lost 13-21, 19-21	0:42
Sun, 8/26/2012	Bronze Medal	Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (1)	Won By Forfeit

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-6th

7-8th

9-12th

13-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Valentin Dimov												Neven Neshev
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$2,400.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$300.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	11	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	$2,700.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2011	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$800.00	2	2	50.0 %
2012	CEV	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,000.00	4	3	57.1 %
2012	CEV C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$237.50	3	3	50.0 %
Total	CEV	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$3,000.00	4	4	50.0 %
Total	CEV C&S	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	$1,037.50	5	5	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Valentin Dimov													Neven Neshev
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,400.00
											2009	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
											2009	CEV C&S	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$825.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2010	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2010	CEV C&S	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2011	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$400.00	2011	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$400.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,500.00	2012	CEV	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$118.75	2012	CEV C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$118.75
11	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	6	$2,018.75	Total	Total	19	0	1	2	0	1	2	4	2	7	$6,843.75

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	2	33.3%	0	0.0%	4	66.7%	2-4	33.3%	1-4	20.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	0	4-4	50.0%
2011-2012	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	2	33.3%	0	0.0%	4	66.7%	2-4	33.3%	1-4	20.0%	2-0	100.0%	1	0	4-4	50.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	2	40.0%	0	0.0%	3	60.0%	2-3	40.0%	2-4	33.3%	4-0	100.0%	1	0	4-2	66.7%

Team Match Records by Round

Country Quota

Qualifier

Pool Play

Lucky Loser

Elimination Rounds

Semi-Finals

Bronze Medal

Gold Medal

Overall

Tournament Type

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Head to Head Results
Dimov/Neshev lead the series against the field 6-4 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
8/26/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Bronze Medal	Dimov/Neshev	5	Stiekema/Varenhorst	1	By Forfeit
8/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Winner 3	Stiekema/Varenhorst	1	Dimov/Neshev	5	21-13, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
8/26/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Dimov/Neshev	5	21-13, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 4 Hadrava/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-0
8/24/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Winner 2	Dimov/Neshev	5	Hadrava/Kufa	4	14-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:45
Trail the series against # 6 Garcia/Marco, Spain 0-1
7/30/11	CEV C&S	CEV Varna Challenger	Contender 3	Garcia/Marco	13, Q11	Dimov/Neshev	16	21-17, 23-21	0:42
Lead the series against # 12, Q6 Hordvik/Kvamsdal, Norway 1-0
8/24/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Winner 1	Dimov/Neshev	5	Hordvik/Kvamsdal	12, Q6	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	1:01
Lead the series against # 15 Hadzhiev/Raev, Bulgaria 1-0
6/16/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag	Contender 2	Dimov/Neshev	12	Hadzhiev/Raev	14	23-21, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Gradinarov/Mitev, Bulgaria 1-0
8/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Contender 4	Dimov/Neshev	5	Gradinarov/Mitev	16	21-10, 24-22	0:40
Lead the series against # Q2 Babich/Ioisher, Ukraine 1-0
7/30/11	CEV C&S	CEV Varna Challenger	Contender 2	Dimov/Neshev	16	Babich/Ioisher	6	21-18, 24-22	0:44
Trail the series against # Q12 Kufa/Pridal, Czech Republic 0-1
5/24/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Baden	Qualifier 2	Kufa/Pridal	14, Q14	Dimov/Neshev	Q3	21-16, 19-21, 15-9	0:45